Jurgen Degabriele

Jurgen Degabriele

Personal information
Full name	Jurgen Degabriele
Date of birth	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Pietà, Malta
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Hibernians
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Hibernians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Hibernians	273	(103)
International career‡
2013	Malta U17	3	(1)
2014–2015	Malta U19	6	(1)
2017–2019	Malta U21	14	(1)
2018–	Malta	28	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Jurgen Degabriele (born 10 October 1996) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians and the Malta national football team.

Club career

Jurgen Degabriele grew through the Hibernians youth system. At age 14, he had a trial with Triestina. ^[1]

He attracted interest from Calcio Padova, being involved in a friendly during a trial. ^[2] However, he refused to join them, claiming to have been ignored and mistreated throughout his trial. ^[3] In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Hibernians senior side. ^[4]

Degabriele established himself as an up-and-coming important player for Hibernians, playing a part in the club's winning of the 2016–17 Premier League. ^[5]

On 18 May 2018, Degabriele bagged four goals and condemned Lija Athletic to relegation. ^[6]

International career

Degabriele was part of the Malta youth squads, namely the under-17, under-19 and under-21. ^[7]

Upon being promoted as national team manager, Ray Farrugia called up Degabriele to the senior squad, amongst other players, for a training camp in Austria. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Degabriele's first match with the Malta national football team was against Armenia in a 1–1 draw. ^{[11] [12]}

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 April 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Maltese Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernians	2013-14	Maltese Premier League	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	2014-15		22	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	3
	2015-16		27	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	7
	2016-17		33	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	16
	2017-18		26	11	1	2	4	0	1	0	32	13
	2018-19		18	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	5
	2019–20		7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
	2020–21		23	11	2	1	2	2	0	0	27	14
	2021–22		26	14	4	0	6	4	0	0	36	18
	2022–23		25	15	3	1	6	1	1	0	35	17
	2023–24		23	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	9
Career total			243	95	18	5	21	7	2	0	284	107

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malta	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	6	2
	2021	2	1
	2022	12	3
	2023	3	0
Total		25	6

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2020	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–1	2–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
2.	14 November 2020	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Andorra	2–1	3–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3.	11 October 2021	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–2	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	25 March 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	9 June 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Estonia	1–1	1–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
6.	17 November 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Greece	1–1	2–2	Friendly
7.	14 November 2024	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Liechtenstein	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Hibernians

• Maltese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22 ^[13]

Individual

• Best Youth League Player: 2015–16 ^[4]
• Best Young Player: 2017 ^[4]
• Best Young Forward: 2017 ^[4]

References

1. "Hibs youngster in Triestina trial". Times of Malta. 10 December 2010.
2. "Jurgen Degabriele jilgħab waqt il-prova ma' Padova" (in Maltese). TVM. 9 August 2015.
3. Muscat, Cristian (17 August 2015). "Padova rieduni imma ma ridtx għax trattawni ferm ħażin- Jurgen Degabriele". Illum (in Maltese).
4. Russell, Charlie (2 February 2016). "Jurgen Degabriele exclusively talks about his Hibs teammates". ElWriteBack.
5. Cachia, Paul (6 May 2017). "Hibs celebrate 12th title in style". Times of Malta.
6. Camilleri, Valhmor (18 March 2018). "Hibs condemn Lija to relegation". Times of Malta.
7. "Jurgen Degabriele". UEFA. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
8. "Malta squad leave for Austria training camp on Saturday". Malta Football Association. 23 May 2018.
9. "Farrugia opts for a blend of youth and experience in Malta squad". Times of Malta. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
10. "Farrugia finalises Malta squad for Armenia and Georgia friendlies". The Malta Independent. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
11. Allied Newspapers Ltd (29 May 2018). "Farrugia's Malta earn draw against Armenia". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
12. "Brave Malta in 1-1 draw against Armenia in friendly". Malta Football Association. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
13. Russell, Charlie (10 May 2017). "Maltese Premier League winner Jurgen Degabriele on success this season". ElWriteBack.

External links

• Jurgen Degabriele at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jurgen Degabriele at Soccerway